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An Empty Nest.

grave old man and maiden fair
walked together at early morn;
Inc thrusheS up in the clear cool air
sang TO the farmer planting his corn.
ana y! now sweet was the fresh turned
mould
And %! how fair were the budding trees.
Tor daisy silver and daffodils foid
Were fun of the happy honey bees.
All, look! there's an empty nest she said:
And wonder where sing the last year
birlisg'
Then the old man quickly raised his head.
Though scarcely he noted her musing words;
He tore the nest from the swaying tree.
He flung TO the winds its moss and hay,
And said: when an empty nest you see,
Be sure that you throw ii far away"
But why?" she asked with a sorrowing
VI by may not the pretty home abideT'
15ecause' he answered, twill be place
In which the worm and the slug viii hide.
Last year twas fair enough in its way,
II was fun of love and merry with song;
But days that are gone must not spoil to-day,
Nor dead joys do the living joys wrong
The maiden heard with thoughtful face
Her first false love had gone far away
And she thought: Is my heart become q
place
For anger, and grief, and hate to stay?
Down. heart, with thy sad. forsaken nest.
Fling far the selfish and idle pain.
The love that is ours is always the best:
And she went with smile to her work again.
-Harpers Magazine.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-20

Magnesium is an element which has
several times been tried and abandon
ed as a source of light. 1t now, now
ever, appears likely to come into use
again, as process is stated to have
been discovered whereby pure magne-
siurn can be economically prepared by
electrolysis. The London Mechanical
World says that at the works in Bremen,
where the manufacture is conducted,
prizes have been offered for the con-
struction of a magnesium lamp with
clockwork attachment Light from
this source was perfectly steady, un-
like the are electric lights By its
means colors. even dark blues and
blacks may be distinguished at night
II the new process of preparing this
metal is as successful as promised,
it may before long be used for lighting
mines, for which it is much better ad-
apted than electricity.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-20
WINGED AND wINGLEss LICE.

The syphus fly, represented in the sec
ond cut, also the little maggot near it,
revel amidst the plant lice. This maggot
especially seems never satiated, but is
constantly banqueting on the lice. The
lady bird beetles, especially the larv@ OF
grubs tsee same cut, also do signal service
in the same direction. Many people
through ignorance destroy these useful
insects. There are several species of the
ichneumon family of the genus aphidius,
very minute parasites, which also destroy
these lice in great numbers.
n remedy suggested by Professor Cook,
in a recent bulletin issued, is kerosene and
soap mixture. To make this he uses one
fourth pound of hard soap, preferably
whale oil soap, and one quart of water.
This is heated until the soap is dissolved
when one pint of kerosene oil is added
and the whole agitated till a permanent
emulsion or mixture is formed. The agi
tatiOn is easily secured by use of force
pump, pumping the liquid with force bach
into the vessel holding it. He then adds
water SO that there shall be kerosene IL
the proportion of one to fifteen.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-20
Only His Way.

A handsomely dressed man, much
the worse for wine. in endeayoring to
walk down flight of marble stairs
leading to the Office of one of our big
hotels, fell to the foot and battered his
new silk hat, tore his clothes. and cut
and disfgured his face in a frightful
manner, in his rapid descent When
assistance was rendered him by dozen
sympathetic people, he was much dis
gusted and waved them away. He
would not acknowledge by the accept
ance of helping hand that he was in
a condition calling for aid. but kept
his dignity and independence intact by
exclaiming: $50 bout your bissishness
|-nossing the masser; l always come
down stairs that wayF-NssO fors
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-20

Six hundred dollars have already been
subscribed in Boston for the purchase OF
a cottage in that city for Walt Whitman,
and il Is thought that a sum sufficient for
all purposes will soon be raised IN thss
city and elsewhere. Mr.. Frank Hili, e
Boston architect, has agreed to 1nrnlsn
the plans Says correspondent; II 4 2
little singular that Walt Whitman snouo
come fo and his days in that state where,
in 1881 the supervirtuous legislature of the
commonvealth could not and would not
end1re that famous edition of Leaves OF
Grass., then being published By the Os-
New Orleans Times Democrat
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-20
Dshorning Cattle.

AS to dehorning cattle many opinions
are given. Some few breeders think the
practice will injure the prepotency of
dairy bulls. Others think dairy cows are
SO mild and gentle that they will do no
injury with their horns. Others cannot
bring themselves to think that hornless
Jersey will look like Jersey. The ma
jority of breeders seem to agree that the
horn is nothing but weapon, of no use
to an animal placed out of the reach of
fighting, as all dairy cows should be.
They would be ready to dehorn their cat
tie if it could be so arranged that all
breeders would do it. The best time to
destroy the horn, says Rural New Yorker,
is while the animal is calf. The opera
tion is then no more painful than that of
castration. Five years ago breeders would
not think of such thing as saving the
horns off their cows; now they are quite
ready to admit that the horns are useless
and could be readily and easily disposed
of. The question is, where will the horns
be in five years more at this rate of pro-
gression?
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-20

An English country newspaper records
an extraordinary scene that occurred IN
Quiet parish church near by. The cnoir
was singing the ''Te Deum," ana had
reached the sentence, Thou olase open
the kingdom Of heaven to All nehevers,
when there appeared at the door group
Of lads from q reformatory institution.
A member of the parish, acting under the
orders of the vicar, went and shut the
doors in the face of the boys The reason
of this special bull is said to be the wear
ing bv the reformatory lads of corduroys,
which some over nice people consider &c
have an unpleasant odor.-Boston Tran
1T
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The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-20
Minerals I'm China.

The coal beds of China are Eve times
IS large as those of all Europe, while
gold, silver, lead. tin, copper. iron
marble, and petroleum are ali found in
the greatest abundance. Owing to the
prejudice of the people the mines have
never beenworked to any great extent,
it being the popular belief in China
that II these mines are opened
thousands of demons and spirits inn
prisoned in the earth would come forth
and I'LL the country with war and
suffering.
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Various methods are employed to pro-
duce this result, such as ringing, girdlng,
twisting, tonguing or partly dividing tnat
portion of the stem or branch on when ~
Is desired the roots shall be formed Al
these distortions of the stems or branches
OF the plant layered are for one oD1ect-
that is, to check the downward now 81
sap Roots then become necessary Tor
supplying sustenancc to the cutting. OF
layer, and are consequently formed Ine
most common method Of preparing layers
Is that of making tongue on the unueE
side of the branch. The operation - per
formed thus: Make an fncision ~ ene
branch or part Of the plant TO pe layerseo, q
Just below q bud, cutting through tne
bark and into the branch to the depth q
one-quarter TO one-half it, diameter; then
pass the knife upward for ar 1ncn q
more, according % the 6ixo and n4rnxe 3.
- nlapt heing laynrod npl1fan9 -
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-20

The Mercantile library in New York
city is practically owned and entirely
managed by clerks In order to vote
or hold office a member must be
clerk or working on salary in some
mercantile office. The library contains
217, 900 volumes. making it the hfth
largest in the country. First comes
the Congressional at Washington, sec
ond the Boston public library, third the
Harvard university. and fourth the
Astor.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-20
To Break . Horse from Turning Around.

Some horses have habit, when fright
ened by strange objects which they meet
upon the road, of turning around so abb
ruptly as to endanger the occupants of
the carriage If four wheeled vehicle.
Colts, when first harnessed, if driven to
a certain point and turned around, often
insist upon repeating the trick every time
they reach that particular spot. They
generally turn in the same direction every
time The simplest remedy that we have
ever heard for breaking up this habit is to
take light, strong bamboo fishpole, fas-
ten the small end to the ring of the bit
upon the side toward which the animal is
accustomed to turn. Bring the other end
of the pole back into the carriage. When
the youngster attempts the turning feat,
push upon the pole with sufficient force
to prevent his carrying out his purpose.
This may not work in all cases where the
animal is fully grown, and has been ad-
dicted to the habit for long time, but 1t
will break up the habit in the majority OF
cases when taken in season.-American
Cultivator.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-20
FARM AND GARDEN.
HOW AND WHEN TO PROPAGATE
PLANTS BY LAYERS.

The Importance OF Long Rows in Field
Culture-An About Plant Lice, with
Directions for Their discrimination by
the EntomoIogist, Professor Cook.
Perhaps no family Of insects is more
widely distributed or more generally de-
structive and better known than plant
lice. These pests do not content them
selves with any single part of a plant.
Some work on the roots and sap the vital
ity of the herb or tree; others draw their
nOurishment from the stems and twigs
and thus blight the plants; still others
suck the vitality from bud and foliage. A
few work on both roots and leaves. Most
cultivated vegetables, grains and trees
have their characteristic plant louise enc
mics.
The first cut represents winged and
wingless lice of natural size, also mag
ntfied.
Plant lice on outside vegetation pass
the winter as little, dark, oblong eggs,
usually fastened to the buds. With the
warm days Of spring these eggs hatch,
and so rapidly do the lice increase that
soon they are counted by millions. Anoth-
er characteristic feature of plant lice Is
their sudden disappearance. This well
come radiance is due, Professor A. j.
Cook, entomologist of the Michigan Agri-
cultural college, states, to insect enemies
of the plant lice.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-20

ID. Pierce, of Oxford, on ''The Truth,
Ethics and Nobility of the Law" Last
ly was the valedictory of the class, by
the Ist honor man of the Literary De
part, G. F. Smith, of Oxford, who made
an able speech on the Evolution of
Governments" Certificates of prof.
cheney in elocution were delivered to
seventeen students, including one young
lady. The literary medal, offered by
the two Societies for the best article
contributed to the Magazine during the
past session, was awarded by the COM
mittee of iadges to G. F. Smith, of Ok
ford. A volume of Sappho's poems, in
the original, with interlinear translation.
offered by Prof. j. A. Harrison, of the
Washington and Lee University, for the
best Greek scholar in the Junior Glass,
was awarded by Professor of Greek to
Miss Matte J. Smythe, of Leake coun-
ty. The Society of Science, Art and
Letters, of London, England, offered the
University six memberships, with med
ais, to be given to the six students of
best standing in the Institution. They
we're bestowed upon c. F. Smith, of the
Senior Glass; Miss NJ. ]. Smythe, of the
Junior Glass; Z. III. Roberts and Walton
Shields of the Sophomore Glass; G. I.
Johnson and Miss Lula Whitten, of the
Freshman Glass.
The candidates for degrees were then
called up and received diplomas as fol.
lows W. d. Berry, Rankin county, B.
P; Friley Jones, Madison county, B.
p; Walter Malone, Memphis, Tenn, r.
P; ]. F. Posey, Birmingham, Ala, B.
P; Miss Carrie E. Gillespie, Lefore
county, B. S.; ]. L. johnson, Jr., La
fayette county, B. s., Sd honor; W. B.
Jones, Madison county, b. A, ID honor;
M. G. Montgomery, Adams county, B.
A; J. p Moore, Yazoo county, B. A;
C. F. Smith, Lafayette county: B. A,
1st honor. Law Glass;. L. Hebron,
Jr., Washington county; j. ID. Burge,
Lafayette county; NJ. ID. Rayburne,
Tallahatchie county; E. ID. Pierce, La
fayette county, 1st honor; L. NJ. South
worth, Carroll county; Prof. d. 5.
Switzer, of Cranberry, Texas, A. M.
COMMENCEMENT BALL.
The composition of the committees of
invitation and arrangements was guar
antee of success. Want of space for
bids our going into details as to the cos
tunes worn by the accomplished ladies
who graced this occasion with their ele-
gance and beauty.
All things considered, this was the
most successful and pleasant Commence
ment the University has had for years,
and seems to presage the beginning of
an era of increased prosperity. 1t is an
institution of which any State might
well be proud, and should be filled to its
utmost capacity by the young men of
Mississippi, STUDENT.
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The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-20

The removal of the Apaches from
Sonora has given a new lease OF hfe to
mining operations. The discoveries OF
ore are said to be both rich and namer-
Gus.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-20

"Silotwor" is a new explosive ten
times the strength of gunpowder, ex-
ploding without smoke or noise. A
Russian invented it.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-20

Donald G. Mitchell ok Marvel') digs
potatoes in his own little garden near
New Haven
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-20
ENEMIES OF THE PLANT LICE.

ENEMIES OF THE PLANT LICE.
On the SNOWFALL, where the leaves roll
up and protect the lice, it is found that
an application of this mixture, in the pro-
portion of one to eight, used just before
the plant lice eggs hatch, is astonishingly
efficient, This early treatment is abso-
Iutely necessary in such cases as the snow
ball, and is to be recommended on the
score of economy in case Of nursery stock
and fruit trees. At an early stage it is
less difficult TO make thorough application
foliage.
The liquid must be applied with energy;
a gentle sprinkling is not sufficient; II
ought TO be put on with good force
pump that will scatter the liquid every
where
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-20
THE TRUSTEES

saw no reasons for making any changes
in the faculty, and passed the follow
ing:
Res0ZUed, That the efficient and har-
monious work done by the faculty dur
ing the past year merits the appreciation
of the Board.
.. That the Board learns with great
satisfaction that during the session now
closed no cases requiring discipline have
occurred among the students, and that
their conduct has been marked by gen
tlemanly decorum and close attention to
duty.
Resolutions complimentary to ex-
Chancellor Stewart, and of regret and
respect to Hon. II. NJ. Sullivan, late
Secretary of the Board, were also
adopted.
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Club Rates.

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The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-20
Propagating bY LAYERS.

A layer, says Mr.. A. s. Faller in Amer
ican Agriculturist, is only cutting that
Is allowed to remain attached to the pa
rent plant until 1t has produced roots
through which it may collect sustenance
for self sr,nnort
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-20
THE COMMENCEMENT SERMON.

IL a. M, Sunday. The old University
Chapel was well filled with large
crowd of our best citizens and quite a
number of visitors to hear the sermon to
be preached by DR.. A. G. Haygood, of
Oxferd, Ga. Music was furnished by
the united choirs of Oxford, with a solo
by Mr.. McLain. DR.. Haygood's subject
was THE Truth Shall Make You Free. !"
Lesson, st. John l: La; Text, st. Luke
/: IL. He treated his subject in an
able and exhaustive manner. Making
no pretensions to osky-scraping eloquence,
he is rather inclined to give practical,
well-founded advice in a straight for
ward, plain style. He preached about
an nour and thirty minutes, and i'm
pressed mis- audience with the fact that
he is an able, devoted and earnest
Christian worker. He talked to the
negroes in the A. Nj. E. Church at p.
m. His subject was the welfare of the
negro in the South, and was full of
humor and good sense. He is eminently
fitted for this work, as he has been for
years the agent for the John Slater
Fund. He spoke to the Y. NJ. G. A. OF
the University at $3.50 p. m.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-20

plause. Then came Walter Malone, the
youthful poet orator, the hitherto
champion in joint debates, with well
prepared speech, splendid delivery, con-
Vincing arguments, he made many tell
ing blows for the negative. Each
speaker was allowed ten minutes re-
| joinder, in which they sustained the
fine records they had made en- the first
round. Malone especially displaying
his powers as an extempore speaker as
he poured a fire of withering sarcasm
into his opponents. The judges then
retired, soon returned, and announced
that Phi Sigma had won the question
w. d. Berry had won Hermasn's medal
and G. F. Smith had won Phi Sigma's
medal After this the Freshman medals
were awarded, as already stated
THE JUNIOR EXHIBITION.
Tuesday morning at 10 a. m. there
had assembled a large audience in the
chapel to listen to original Orations
| from the Juniors. The exercises of the
morning were opened by a fervent
PRAYER from Rev. DIR. Waddel, former
Chancellor of the University. Then W
o. Williams, of Corinth, followed with
an Grafton on "Home," in which he pic
tured the beauties and real pleasures OF
happy home, and made fine impress
sion. Next, J. w. Furr, of Toccopola,
delivered speech ON the Labor Prob
lem," which he handled splendidly.
Next came f. E. Brougher, of Jackson,
who captured first Sophomore medal
last year. His subject was, ''The White
Ribbon Army" and he made an earnest
appeal in behalf of the noble women who
are marching with time working for the
sacred cause of temperance, J. w.
Provine, of Coles Creek, who is as elo-
quent as he is handsome, came forward
and delivered an address on ga Revolu-
ton in Europe" which was we'll re-
ceived by the audience. Next on the
program was J. G. Bryson, of Baldwin,
second honor man, who told what he
thought about THE Negro and His Re
lation to the South" His remarks
were greeted with applause. K. z.
Wendell, of Oxford, Sophomore medal
man last year, then delivered an address
on Love and Labor" which was flow
cry, eloquent and interesting. Last, but
nowise least, was J. NJ. Oliver, of Wes-
son, the brilliant Hermean Anniversa-
riau-elect for next session, who made a
powerful "Plea for Federal Aid to Edu
cation" The speakers were all highly
complimented for the able and effective
manner in which they delivered their
respective pieces.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-20
SOPHOMORE PRIZE DEFAMATION

10 a. m, Monday. The judges for
this contest were: Drs Sullivan, Palmer,
Murrah, and Messrs. Handy and Switzer.
After appropriate music aud an eloquent
appeal for Divine aid, by DIR. Sullivan,
the speaking was opened by the splen-
did rendition of Bernardo del Carpio," !"
by S. G. Holloway, of Oxford. E. w.
Pickens, of Goodman, delivered "Vir-
ginia" in clear, ringing voice. K. 4.
Halsell, of Shubuta, recited Zone Niche
the Highest" in manner almost per-
feet. G. G. MCGEE, of Columbus, rem
dered the Last Days of Hereulan@um"
with such dramatic force and feeling
that his friends felt sure he had spotted
the gold. NJ. U. Mounger, of Barnett,
delivered the STARS and Stripes" in a
splendid manner. ]. III. Arlington, of
Silver Greek, spoke the New South
with clear, distinct voice and earnest
manner. J. L. Logan, of Abbeville,
looked very handsome as he, with grace
full gestures and well-modulated musical
voice, recited Geo. d. Prentice's "Clos-
ing Year" E. B. Pierce, of Oxford,
| followed with the Famine in Ireland" !"
w. E. Anderson, of College Hill, showed
forth the old "Black Horse and His
Rider" for all he was worth. w. ID.
Wendell, of Oxford, delivered "Karl the
Martyr" with fine dramatic conception.
Walton Shields, of Greenville, closed
the exercises with "Parrhasius and the
Captive" in which he did himself great
credit. The first medal was awarded TO
Halsell and second to Wendell. Bishop
Galloway made such happy talk in
delivering these medals that one of the
defeated contestants said that he was
glad he failed.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-20
THE ALUMNI ADDRESS.
THE LEvEE.

The members of the Faculty, with
their ladies, received their friends in
the chapel Wednesday evening from s
to IL o'clock. Quite number of yisi
tors, among whom were many gay
young people, attended this informal
gathering, and the time passed rapidly
and pleasantly. Prof. Mayes and lady
had entertained the Senior Glass at theil
residence on Wednesday evening, for
which the class of 81 will ever remeni
Der their kind host and hostess.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-07-16

sense in which they use them. There
is no habit more easily formed, or more
difficult to break, as you will soon dis
cover, if you ever undertake the lat
ter task.
The word lawful" for example, sig
nifies awe-inspiring, or full of awe, yet
we often hear conversation freely in
terlarded with it, when its use is. to
say the least, senseless. lawfully low
ly. "awfully hot, - awfully tired, y
are frequent expressions, and are I'M
consciously used, oftentimes.
Girls, if you would speak pure Eng
fish, look over your store of adjectives,
Gull out those which are senselcss and
glaringly inappropriate for ordinary
use, and try to use the others with some
judgment and sense of the fitness of
things.-Mnnie E. Kenney, IN Chris
tidn dt Work.